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Wichita eagle., 1887-01-06
THE PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESS.

"Nhat IS the percentage of success
among Americans who study vocal music?"
1t is a sad fact that a large majority of
those who study vocal music aided by mu-
steal sense ambition, application, and even
stern necessity. are total or comparative
fixtures. This is true not only OF those who
study in America, but of these who study
in foreign countries. The truth is, thers
are but few who know or understand the
human voice. As rule the voices Of little
children are right, or in natural conGi-
ton, while the voices of unframed adults
are wrong, or in an unnatural condition.
It is a great mistake to suppose that right
voice culture is an artificial process, in the
sense Of which the word artificial is gen
orally accepted. No doubt much of that
which is called voice culture is, for it results
in affectation and mannerisIns. 4 right
system Of voice training simply restores the
voice 10 its first or normal condition by
eliminating all defects. -
Il should imagine that the human voice
was not easy TO traIn5''
The human voice is the most difficult Of
al instruments to understand, hence it is
the most difficult to correctly play upon.
There is another great reason which ac-
counts for the fact that while there are
many good pianists there are 50 few good
singers. Most parents, in the study Of the
pianoro-te, recognize the Importance of
having their children commence at an early
age in order to acquire that flexible action
necessary for the complete mastery Of the
keyboard. Years are thus spent in the
study Of the pianoforte. On the other
hand. for some Unaccountable reason, the
idea prevails With the majority % people
that year or two Is sufficient to make
singers, and that. too, after they have
grown up and gone all astray, 60 Far as the
correct use CT the voice is concerned. The
way 70 become great singers is to begin by
training the child voics. The child voice
Is nearer right; It is more flexible, more
pl;able, more musical
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-06
SsSNlLza~-
9a1ln = Eaole
Gree.

The glowing in her eyes-Oh, that glowing.
1hls i was that held him strong and fast;
Held him while all holy visions passed;
And the psGoe-lands that they promised, growing
Far end fainter, sank from sight at last.
WY she conquered him with just her smiling:
VITA her pure eyes and their wi5chin= lure;
With her ripe lips, dear as though heav' n-17sIre;
Within her breast-s1ow; fire! An, world, re-
wiling
Tel Us which high soul is all secure?
tnat glowing II her eyes, What his prayinsy
Aot on field IS fought the direst fight!
what when heart and soul and al LIES might
Meet the Circe-god-an angel straying!-
And that temptress alii1carnate light?
-Edsysr L Wai-eInan il The Journals.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-06
4 Panel Picture.

Young Woman lat Central park men
ngerie}--And what is the name OF that odd
looking bird, papa?
Par2-ThGt IS q stork, my dear
Young Woman tsurpriseil-Are you
sure, l have always supposed that storks
have but OEe leC.-New York Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-06

Singers who Look Wei and Act Wen.
but Whose Words Are UninteIIisibIe.
Difficulties of the English Language.
Singing for Health.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
The MOSQUITO.

while people think themselves per
fectly familiar with this common in
sect, they know next TO nothing Of it, !"
said Entomologist Lint in the course of
a lecture on the mosquito, delivered in
Albany n Y, the other night.
Mosquito is a Spanish and Portuguese
word, and is probably the diminutive of
the Spanish hosea, fly. In England
Mosquitoes are known as gnats Tho
mosquitoes and associated gnats belong TO
the order Of diptera, or two-winged flies,
and TO the family Of culicid@. This
family, from the high degree of develop
ment Of its mouth parts. has been place1
at the head Of the diptera, as are the
cicendelida, or tiger beetles, at the head
Of the coleoptera, snd the papilionide,
the FIRST Of the ledidaptera. The
principal Characteristic of the family is
its long and slender beak, or proboscis,
nearly half as long as the insect, appear
ing as a simple organ, but really com
posed Of several pieces peculiarly fitted
Tor their functions of forcing their way
into the flesh and drawing blood there
from.
1.-THE effects Of the bite varies greatly
u different persons. There are those
who are scarcely affected by it, and, in
deed, are rarely bitten, either by this in
sect. the bedbug or the flea. | have no
explanation 10 offer for the attractive
ness Of some persons for these pests and
the reverse in others, but it would seem
shat it might result from some peculiar
emanation from the person. The severe
singing sensation and Subsequent inham-
nation and itching Of the bite is believed
to be owing to poisonous fluid injected
into the wound through the proboscis at
the time Of its insertion to affect tho
blood and cause it to flow more readily.
This opinion, advanced by Reaumur, has
been verified by discovering the fluids or
the glands for its secretion correspond
ing TO the poison.sac, which secretes the
venom injected through the sting OF the
bee, yet it has been largely accepted as
the feasible explanation Of the attendant
phenomena.
All the annoyance, pains, fortunes,
which the world endures from the mos
quito is solely chargeable upon Nine.
Culex / cheerfully admit that the natu-
raj taste Of Mr. Culex may be equally
tloOdthirsty, but, alas poor creature, he
has been left without the means Of graft
fying 4 sanguinary desire. He is, there
fore, compelled to forego the exquisite
relish his companion may indulge, and is
content with the juices of plants.
"We do know one purpose which
the mosquito serves, and one of consid-
cradle importance in a sanitary point OF
view. 1t serves TO purify standing
waters, and, to great extent, to lessen
their malarial influences. The natural
habitat of the larval mosquito is the stag
nant Nalcr VI iiiiassaalc swan -.
The entire food Of the creature, fromits
birth 70 its majority, is believed to ba
decayed vegetable matter"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
Horn Books.

One Of the rarest, and certainly one Of
the most interesting, books in the library
of the British Museum is what our ances-
tors called "horn-book." 1t was, in
fact, their primer, the ordinary means
hy which thny hogan their education I:
and down to the reign Of George II.
must have been very common, for we see
by an entry in the account book of the
Archer family that one was sold in 1888
for two pence At present there Is no
book more difficult to obtain. The one
in the British Museum was found quar-
ter Of century ago in a deep closet, built
in the thick walls Of an old farm house in
Derbyshire 1t is said laborcr engaged
in pulling down the walls of the ancient
house recognized it as that from which
his father had been taught TO read Upon
the back is picture Of Charles l. on
horseback, giving some approximation TO
its date. 1t is a single leaf, containing
upon the front side the alphabet, large
and small, in Old English and Roman
letters, ten short columns of monosylla-
bles founded on the vowels, and the
Lords Prayer; all set in frame of oak,
now black with age, and protected by
slice of transparent horn, hence the
name hOrn-bOok
There is handle by which to hold it,
and in the handle hole for a string, so
i. could hang from the girdle A picture
Of 1920 represents a child running in
leading strings, with horn-book tied to
her side. A cheaper kind of horn-book
had the leaf of printed paper pasted upon
the horn, and perhaps the greater number
were made in this way. If so, it is not
singular they should be scarce, for they
would be very easily destroyed. Shen-
stone writes in 1742 of
Books OF stature small,
While with pellucid horn secured all
Tosave from fingers wet the letters fair.
The alphabet upon the horn-books was
always headed by a cross, and so was
frequently called the Christ Cross Row.
or, in common speech, the Criss Gross
Row, this being the title under which
very worn specimen is catalogued at OK.
ford.-CRriSsiga at R0rk,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
WORDS OF WISDOM.

1t isa good rule to be deaf when a
slanderer talks.
Those are the most honorable who are
the most lawful.
Inordinate demands should be met
with bold denials.
No man should so act as to take ad-
vantage of another's folly.
We are sure to get the better Of for
tune if we do but grapple with her.
Clcverness is a sort of genius for in
strumentality. 1t Is the brain of the
hand.
The vulnepble point of ones character
is much more speedily discovered by our
interiors than by our equals.
Real friendship is slow grower, and
never thrives unless engrafted upon a
stock of known and reciprocal merit.
Misfortune is never mournful to the
soul that accepts it, for such do ALWAYS
see that every cloud is an angels face.
Every single action of our life carries
in its train either a reward or a punish
ment, however little disposed we are TO
admit that such Is the case.
The man who is suspicious lives in s
constant state of unhappiness. 1t would
be better for his peace of mind to be too
trustful than too guarded
An animal when it is sick Graves for
solitude; whereas the human being, on
the contrary, is only happy when he can
make his sufferings public.
The true grand dame displays the
same manners in her nilet room as in her
saloons, and the same courtesy toward
her servants as toward her guests.
Work, says one who is accustomed to
it, is the true philosophers stone,
whether you handle pick or a pen,
wheelbarrow or a set of books, digging,
ditching, or editing a newspaper.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
Nirht in a Grpsr Camn.

Edgar L. Wakeman gives, in the St
Louis Globe Democrat, the following de
scription Of night as it is spent in a gypsy
camp:
''As a gypsy camp has no load of hate
or greed, or strife for social place, or I'm.
holy pleasures, as in your world, tC
scourge his moments which God and M.
ture give to rest, the evening time is ever
pleasant part of his daily experience,
for he has CHEEKY sound and sense, his
| friends, his family, his horses and dogs,
with love and content about him. This
camp by evening, and indeed all evening
gypsy camps where there is a coodly
number Of these tawny people in one
band, is weird and romantic, and vet
strangely snug and heart holding to the
sense. In the open air, as we are, there
is still sense of being shut in and pro-
tected by the very dark around and about.
Here are dozen tent fires, and one great
roaring fire around which we all gather
at will. All these make good deal of
light. Then against the trunks of some
great elms are fastened several faring
cressets. Looking above or about, the
eye meets an almost palpable blackness
which, while shutting out the very stars,
seems to panoply the spot, while the rich
new foliage of the branches are set in
the ebon folds like wondrous fioriture Of
pale green.
Here are groups at cards; there old
tales are being retold with some great
hourisbes and variations by the story
teller of the band; over here are a mum
Der of middle-aged men lying carelessly
about fire, smoking and leisurely dis
cussing the morrow's affairs meddesome
old spae-wives are everywhere descend
ing like grim propriety upon merriment
and cheer, but everywhere tolerated with
wlnsome respect and good humor; old
men and dogs are constantly sallying out
among the stock and to environs Of the
camp; sturdy women are humming old
tunes while making things snug about
the tents for the night; here and there is
genuine loye-making by gypsy swain to
gypsy lass, but always under the eve of
the mother of one or the other-which
custom is almost savagely observed
among gypsies-for a gypsy maiden is
never out of range of her mothers eve;
all about are little collections of lads at
various mischievous devices, for gypsy
children are precisely like your children;
while over here by the big fire, we who
can ,ssnoe, or care to, have bribed
'freckled-faccd Joe, the tinker, to trc-
mendous work upon his greasy violin,
and are pounding away upon the tender
green sward with such genuine vigor as
you never saw equaled in your whole
civilized life Then the fires are banked
for the night, and We go to our separate
tents-it has always been my good luck
to sleep with the tinker, with several
dogs and mules nimble heels for
guardian angels-and you would first
know the royal good in sleep if you could
get as close as We to the true breast of
mother earth, with but a few sheaves of
sweet straw or some aromatic cedar
branches and a travel-work blanket be-
tween"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29

At a recent dinner, by the way, story
was told of Barnum. HE is temper
ance man now" said one of the party,
..but remember when he set up the
drinks for distinguished crowd. He
didn't do it out of pure good nature
either. 1t was twenty-six years ago, at
the Profile House, in the Franconia
mountains. Barnnm was feeling pretty
smart in those days, and he had been
playing his jokes and cute tricks rather
freely about the house. \ lot of guests
sat on the piazza of the hotel. Among
them were Commodore Vanderbilt, Will
lam II. Vanderbilt, another of the
family, Governor Gilmore's son, John
HYDE, the artist, Barnum and a number
of Others, including myself. Young Gil
more was a lively young chap then,
but he has deteriorated and become a
minister since. Gilmore put up the Job
and let US all into it. He twisted the
talk around to physical prowess, and got
Barnum to brag about how fast he could
run. Across the plateau in front
Of the hotel was a rail to which horses
were tied. Gilmore proposed that we all
start from the piazza and run to the rail
and that the last man to touch the rail
with his hand pay for the drinks for the
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
How to Tell The Age Of a Hor,e.

The age Of a horse is indicated by tho
teeth in the following manner. When
the colt is three years old it sheds four Of
the front teeth, and permanent teeth
take their place, two above and two be-
low; the fourth year one more tooth on
each side of the permanent teeth is shed
and new teeth are substituted; the fifth
year four more teeth are shed and re-
placed, and the horse has now twelve
permanent front teeth. The next year
the tushes or canine teeth appear in the
horse, bat rarely in the mare. From six
to eight years the front teeth are grow
ing. and at eight years are fullgrown;
after which period the wearing down Of
the teeth alone indicates the age. But
this wearing depends upon the feeding;
pasturing causes more wear than soft
feeding. 1t is said that after nine years
a wrinkle appears in the eyelid at the
upper corner Of the lower lid, and one
other wrinkle forms every year. This
we give for what it is worth, having no
personal knowledge Of it. The age Of
an old horse-if this is true-is known
by observing the number Of these wrinkles
and adding nine to it.-Ne1 York Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
LEAVES AND STEMS.

A crimson rose that in garden grew
One summer day appraised its fragrant head,
And looking proudly round, what should
I do
II were not lovely fower!" il said.
Sad must it be to fill a humble place,
And live unnotieod Throughout all your
days,
Gifted with neither lovclineSS nor grace,
Nor anything that calls for words Of praise"
scarce had it ceased to speak. whAs from
each side
or the ;allbush that held it tendorly,
In gentle chorus voices sweet replied:
''Oh, lovely fiower,no lovely flowers are we.
But leaves and stems, and yet without our
aid,
Our faithful aid, you never had been .een:
That you might come in crimson robes ar
rayed,
Long have we toiled in modest dress Of
green
Sunshine We stored away to bring you
strength,
Toyou we gave the nectar Of the showers,
And with the greatest joy We saw at length
You turn from tiny bud queen Of fowers;
And we are happy, knowing we've done all.
Being but leaves and stems, that we could
Although but little praise to US may fall
Yes, happy and content, fair rose, as you"
-Ndrgdret EiyHge in Young People
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29

Constance is a very young, but she is
also better worth quoting than most
grown people. Her envy was somewhat
aroused by the fact that a wedding was
about to take place in the family of her
little playmate, and that the playmate
thereby had the advantage of her; so she
remarked, very complacently, to her
little friends mamma:
"Mrs. -, did you know that was
engaged to be marricdi'
why, no, COMFY. Is that sol'
Eyes, ma'am; I'm engaged to Fitz
Ward small boy of her acquaintance.
"He doesn't know it, but I've got to ex-
plain it to him
well, COMFY, do you expect to be
married sOon.n
"Well. hope SO. The fact is, I'm
tired of being spanked, and think wen
be married very soon. "-HuPer's Maga-
zine.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29

crowd. Everybody agreed, and we got
into line, all except the Commodore, Who
sat on the piazza and gave the word p
T. was lively and confident, and waited
impatiently for the word. The Commo.
dorc said 'gor and away went the greatest
show on earth like Jumbo in 4 sprint
race. He took the lead right away
Everybody else pretended to run for all
that was in them, but took care net 10
get ahead of p. T. The Snowman got
there in great style, put his hand on the
rail, and turned around in triumph.
There stood the rest of the crowd in line
behind him. not one of them touching
the rail. When he heard the Commodore
roa-, he took in the situation. He was the
only one who put his hand on the rail at
all. Barnum set them up, but he was so
mad that he couldn't tell a plausible
fairy tale for week.--Nsp York Letter.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
The Same Old Place.

Are you going to take in any OF the
watering resorts this summeri" asked "a
well known landlady to her milkman.
"Oh yes, l have always taken little
recreation every summer and | always
derive pecuniary as well as healthful
benefits by taking in those resorts every
summer
Where do you expect to go this sea-
ton.n asked the lady.
"Oh the same old watering place
the town pump. Carl PretseL
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
PITH AND POINT.


Base ball batters strike for higher
wages.-PioayuRe.
Nothing so completely upsets man as
to tread upon small spool of cotton at
the top OF the stairs. -Norrist0N Herald.
Yes, said Fogg, "as a success have
always been failure, but as a failure |
been an unqualified success.-Aecidert
Neirs.
When the Thermometer begins 10 rise.
And couples court at night upon the stoou.
Then We begin again TO look for flies
In soup
Boston Courier.
An exchange inspeaking of the perfect
woman asks: ''Elow may beautiful
woman acquire the qualities of a noble
mani That's easy: marry the man
Sytmgs.
A book of rules for playing lawn ten
mis- has been published, but It omits the
most important rule of all for beginners,
which is; First get your lawn. Louis
riEe Journal.
Considering how many questions a
small boy can ask his mother in a quarter
OF an hour, 1t Is astonishing how little he
seems to know when a stranger asks him
any.-lS0mereHe Journal
Come let us raise cheeri
The base ball seasons here,
And everybody's heart with JOY is filed,
filled, filled.
Wen 10 the grounds away;
Our ilfty cents well pay
To watch the game and see the umpire killed.
killed, killed
Boston Courier.
Collector Jones, am sorry to
have to ask you to pay this little bill"
Jones-'Are you, my boyl Well, can
sympathize with you from the bottom of
my heart. I'm sorry YOU have to ask
me. PdtsJUrg Dispatch.
THAT new dentist who came to town
last week is going to make business
hum, said the postmaster "How sor'
ask the parson. "Why, he has sign
out, teeth extracted while you wait
He's rustler. Brooiyn Eagle.
She was a correspondent
For paper down in Maine;
But now she is desponde mt
And will never write again
Her fashion piece was headed
Thus; For Ladies Wear
But it came out. double loaded,
Thus: -Four Ladies SwearT
-GOOdGHs Sun
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
What Noses Denote.

A new Journal is to appear as the
organ Of the science of nazography.
According to La Science en- Famille, the
suthor Of the system states that
nazognphy permits of divining the
character, habits, and inclination Of
people by a simple inspection of their
noses. According to this science it is
desirable that the nose should be as long
as possible, being a sign Of merit, power
and genius. For example Napoleon and
Cesar both had large noses. A straight
nose denotes a just. serious, fine.
judicious and energetic mind; the
Roman nose, propensity for adventure
and wide nose with open nostrils is a
mark Of great sensuality. A cleft moss
shows benevolence was the nose of
ST. Vincent de Paul. The curved, feshy
nose is a mark OF domination and
cruelty. Catherine de Medici and
Elizabeth Of England had noses Of this
kind. The curved, thin nose, on the
contrary, is the mark of brilliant mind,
bu; vain, and disposed to be ironical.
1t is the nose Of dreamer, a peot, or a
critic. II the line of the nose be re'en-
traat-that is, if the nose is turned up
il denotes that its owner has a week
mind, sometimes coarse, and generally
playful, pleasant or frolicsome-C Court
Journal
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29
Gypsy Horse Dealers.

The main dependence of American
gypsies is upon horse trading and deal
ing, says an article on the nomad tribes in
the St Louis Globe Democrat Every
gypsy man, woman and child is master
of horse lore and horse care and horse
manship. a lad of twelve, or lass OF ff-
teen, is trader, jockey and a veteri-
marian. 4 large number of animals be
sides those in actual use always accom-
panv the band. These are traded, sold
or their number added to at 4 moments
notice. OF the keenness, cunning and
wonderful proficiency of this race in horse
care, trading and dealing, | could relate
innumcrable incidents But it is an in
teresting general fact in this regard, that
gypsies are gradually taking the place of
all Others as middlemen between the
farmers Of our country and our final
markets. Nearly all the draft horses used
IN our large cities are gathered to-
gether by gypsies from farmers in
straits for money, cared for
little time, got into excellent form and
training, and then sent TO the CITY dealers,
who, supposed TO helong to other races,
are gypsies themselves. Not only is the
famous Tattersall of London. who fur
nishes nearly all the nobility of England
with thoroughbred studs, a gypsy, but
three of the largest horse markets in this
country, in Boston, New York and
Washington, are owned and conducted
by gypsies, while in the smaller cities of
the country these patient, quiet people
are gradually securing property with
livery and sales stables attached. to which
the thousands upon thousands of animals
secured during the summer wanderings
are shipped. Every one of these animals
is purchased for the lowest and sold at
the highest possible price The gypsy Is
welcomed by the farmer, for the farmer
always needs and the gJ,-y always has
money, while the city is becoming more
and more used to relying on gypsy selected
animals. For, while in a iockeying
tourney the gypsy will perform some.
marvellous swindles, in legitimate puf-l
chases and sales his word and guaranp/
are sacred and inyiolable. Y